The sea stars play a key role in the ecosystem, which is why the Shedd is trying to help keep them from becoming extinct.

The Shedd Aquarium is raising a group of critically endangered sunflower sea stars. When they arrived a year ago, researchers ...

Penguin International's "March of the Penguin Madness" is a bracket-style tournament that aims to educate participants on ...

A group of microscopic sunflower sea star larva arrived at Shedd Aquarium last year and have been bulking up behind the ...

Every year as part of the city's St. Patrick's Day celebrations, thousands of onlookers clad in green cheer on a boat crew ...

Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium will offer expanded hours for its visitors to coincide with spring break later this month.

Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium will offer expanded hours for its visitors to coincide with spring break later this month. The attraction, which has hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for most of the week ...

Explore the environmental impact of dyeing the Chicago River green for St. Patrick's Day, balancing tradition with ecological ...

The decades-old St. Patrick's Day tradition routinely attracts tens of thousands of revelers to the riverfront, but in recent ...

Large protest in Yemen against U.S. airstrikes; St. Patrick's Day parade brings out large crowds in New York City; Whitehouse ...

Leadership changes at Seattle area companies including Microsoft, Remitly, Seattle Aquarium, Pioneer Square Labs, Meta and ...

Ahead of dyeing the river green for St. Patrick’s Day, we look back at what has made the river healthy again since its ...